I clearly inherited what I grew up hearing my father say since I was a boy. “Being on the water is the only thing that forces me to slow down.” Some of my favorite memories with my family are on the water, both then and now.

And I’m the closest to the Holy Spirit’s voice when I’m on the water.

This shot was from last night on the St. Lawrence, sailing with my man, Costa. Thought it was pretty spectacular.

Nature it self slows me down. I love being out in it. Weather is sitting in my backyard, hiking a trail, or being on the water, it’s all so calming & beautiful. I love the paintings in the sky from God; there a gift & if we stop & look up we never see them.

Megan J.
· 18 Sep ’11 at 8:56 am

Driving a well working car, and not having to worry about gas is definitely the best way for me to slow down and calm down. (I babysat for a lady this summer, that was best for her kids too. I spent half of my babysitting time, just driving them around. So perfect. :))

I love cruising in the car, too. I find it helps clear my head and thinking. Especially when I can roll the windows down.

Billy Jepma
· 18 Sep ’11 at 11:19 am

I was on the river last night also, we actually went swimming for like 20 minutes. Once we lost feeling in our appendages we had fun. And I agree, only place where I can drop all of lives burdens and enjoy God’s Creation. 🙂

Editing software? Can you elaborate? Do you mean spellcheck? Or layout?

Sarah
· 19 Sep ’11 at 8:59 am

Editing software, as in, what you used to edit that picture and you mentioned to Sir Batson in the previous comment. Guess I should’ve made that clearer. I’m more used to “editing software” meaning photography editing; I didn’t think about the fact that software used for editing books might be called the same! Silly me, huh?

Gosh, totally my bad. I’m used to thinking “editing software” as associated with my writing. lol Applying it to photographs is far more fitting. (And Jennifer should be scolding me right now). YES! Photo-editing software. I took this shot on my iPhone 4, used HDR Pro to recapture, adjust levels, and crop the pic, then Camera+ for “clarity” and “offset” boarder.

Sarah
· 19 Sep ’11 at 11:07 am

I like to sit outside and feel the wind, have a good book in my lap, or a notebook, even if I’m not going to read or write. I love to look, listen, and feel. And if I’m alone (or sometimes if I’m not and don’t know it) I sing songs of praise. If I’m out when there’s a sunset, it’s usually Indescribable by Chris Tomlin.

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